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What Was the Monastic Liturgy Forum?

The Monastic Liturgy Forum was an organization for monastic communities, formed to provide support, continuing liturgical education, and sharing opportunities for men and women monastic liturgists. The organization was formed to deal with liturgical issues that arise in monastic communities ... issues that might not be addressed at other types of liturgical workshops. The ultimate purpose of the forum
was to enhance worship in monastic communities and thus deepen the liturgical spirituality of these communities and give greater glory to God.

In summer 2011, the Monastic Liturgy Forum merged with the Benedictine
Musicians of the Americas to form the Monastic Worship Forum.

Services of the Monastic Liturgy Forum:

Newsletter: four times a year the Monastic
Liturgy Forum issued a newsletter that served as a resource of solid
input with regard to monastic liturgy. Member communities of MLF receive multiple
copies of the Newsletter.

National MLF Conferences occurred biennially. The Monastic
Liturgy Forum hosted Liturgy Conferences that attractedmen and
women monastic liturgists from throughout North America. With excellent
speakers, the Forum has addressed such topics as: the liturgical year, the
Liturgy of the Hours, rituals and blessings in monastic houses, and the Word
in monastic liturgies. Conferences are held in different regions.